MTH 1230 - Linear Algebra

      Fall 1997

      Course Information

      Course: MTH 1230, Linear Algebra
      Coordinator: Alex Suciu
      Time and Place: Mon., Wed. & Th. 10:30 - 11:35 AM, in 427 RY
      Office Hours: Mon., Wed. & Th. 11:40 - 12:40, or by appointment
      Other Instructors: Egon Schulte, Timur Turkdogan
      Textbook: Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications (3rd edition), by Richard Hill, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1996

      Course Description

      This course introduces linear methods used in mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, and engineering. The course presents basic concepts, theory, computational algorithms, and applications. Topics covered include:

      • Chapter 1: Systems of linear equations, matrices, and Gaussian elimination.
      • Chapter 3: Vector spaces, subspaces, linear independence, bases and dimension.
      • Chapter 4: Linear transformations, inner products, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt process, orthogonal projections, least squares, QR-factorization.
      • Chapter 5: Determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, applications to systems of difference and differential equations, Markov processes.

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      Homework Assignments

      Course Materials

      Sample Quiz 1 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Quiz 1 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Answers to Quiz 1 HTML Mathematica 3.0    
      Sample Quiz 2 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Quiz 2 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Answers to Quiz 2 HTML Mathematica 3.0    
      Sample Quiz 3 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Quiz 3 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Sample Quiz 4 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Quiz 4 HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript
      Answers to Quiz 4 HTML Mathematica 3.0    
      Final Exam HTML LaTeX 2.e DVI Postscript

      Grade Sheet

      Department of Mathematics
      Northeastern University, MA, 02115
      Office: 441 LA
      Phone: (617) 373-4456
      Email: alexsuciu@neu.edu
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      Created: September 13, 1997. Last modified: December 10, 1997.